Monday, March 11, 2013

Swirlydoos Blog Hop! March Reveal!

I am super honored to be the guest designer for Swirlydoos this month!

A special thanks to Krissy and Lisa V for the opportunity and the assistance this month!

Welcome to Swirlydoos' March Kit Reveal Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from Rae's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. We have some amazing projects for you to see today !! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! Check out Swirlydoos on Facebook and Like Us!!!

We also have a DT call for Educators!! As you know we have a kick-butt Education team and we are looking to add to our family. If you love to create tutorials and share your love of the craft with others, we would love to have you on our team. The deadline is looming!!! Please click on THIS LINKto learn more!!

My projects:

First a couple of cards!

I used the black gesso with the damask stencil to create the background on the first card. I sprinkled some art glitter on the wet gesso to give it a touch of sparkle! When it was done, it looked like a condolence or apology card, so I went with it!

The second is a "hello" card, I used an old Prima mask with some Distress ink on the Bingo card to pop it, then piled on the findings!

Both cards were cut with the Cameo.

On this page, I rolled back the edges of the layers of paper to give it dimension without adding bulky embellies. Then I tucked the picture into the empty space.

I randomly painted the layout with the Wild Honey Silk.

This months sketch is so fabulous!

This is an old picture of myself and my husband, Kelly.

I painted the swirls with the Wild Honey then doodled some "stitching"...busting out the OLD techniques!

On the title stickers, I covered them with Dusty Attic Crackle Varnish then, while still wet, sprinkled some glitter on them!

I hope you enjoy!

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Wednesday 3/13 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on Thursday 3/14. In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Become a follower if you're not already. Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.2: Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. 3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected. Can't wait to hear from you.

OMG OMG OMG...... You totally Rocked this kit honey! I love your cards so much. Your sketch page is fabulous. Love the masking and doodling on the swirls and I love the crackle on the word stickers. Your other page..... STUNNING!!! NO OTHER WORDS FOR IT.

Hi Manda,Congratulations for being appointed as Guess Designer. Your creations are amazing; I love them all. Looking forward to getting more inspirations from you, thank you for sharing.Hugs and smiles,Asmah

Manda, what they've all been saying about your guest DT projects!!!!! Love the cards, especially the second one with the masking and metals, love the layouts: the first with all of that incredible layering and the second with your elegant design and pics of you and Kelly!!!!!

I'm just getting a chance to look at all the blogs now Manda. Love everything you created and especially loved the layout with the rolled back paper ... how cool is that!! Fabulous work and congrats on being a Guest Designer!!